The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-02-05
CHICAGO FASHIONS.

Charming Costumes IN teiveteens anu
Pretty Arabesque and Rough wooIens.
Vclvcteen suits will be much used by
young ladies this winter. as they are
less costly than cloth COSTUMES, and are
almost Is effective as velvet Brown
and pluni color are perhaps the safest
choice in these velvets. and should be
chosen With thick. close, short pile.
The design for making is the plainest
tailor style. that is, with plain lower
skirt-not plaited-apron overskirt,
and position basque, with single
breasted jacket warmly wadded for
street wear. As for trimming, bor-
de- of fur is liked at the foot of the
lower skirt. and on the jacket either as
a collar and cuffs or with vest and bor-
der. or it may be used only as a fichu
crossed on the chest to the left side. A
French fancy is to use leopard skin or
the notified tiger skin for vest for the
street jacket of brown velveteen suits,
and also as a panel down the front of
one side of the skirt. but, as this is ex-
pensivc, the lower-priced furs will be
used merely az border. Black mar
tin and Astrakhan borders are especi-
ally liked for brown velveteen dresses,
and there are also more snowy trim
mings of the light raccoon skins. A
soft-crowned turban of the velveteen.
trimmed with fur band and minia-
ture head of the fur-bearing animal,
completes this suit, to which may be
added fat horseshoe-shaped muff of
the material with curved band of the
fur laid on its outer side.
The assortment of woolens is so
varied and admits of 50 many selec-
tions that it is extremely difficult to
place the most fashionable color and
design among them. each pattern hav-
ing its admirers. and one finding equal
favor with the othef. However, the
pretty arabcsque patterns in camaien
shades over darker ground are much
admired.
A charming costume of this material
had the skirt made in small plaits.
alternating with large single ones, ex-
cept at the back width, which slightly
draped into a puff. The plaits were
caught up on the left side of the puff
with long loops and ends of ribbons,
and the underskirt, which was of
of cashmere, had several rows of velvet
round the bottom. A narrow row of
iluting beyond the edge made a
pleasant finish. The fronts are plated
and crossed over, coming down into a
point little below the waist-line. The
back is notched out, forming q small
basque. while the coat-sleeves, with
plated cuffs, gives it attractiveness.
A dark heliotrope costume OF rough
wool was striped with white, and made
over = velvet petticoat of the same
shade. The style of drapery was de-
lightful. The basque had vest Of
velvet, with straps of the same. orna-
mentcd with silver buttons. A dark
green and heliotrope rough mixed
cloth. combined with hcliotrope. had
large fiat buttons covered with plush
placed each side of the panel The
basque had Il v shape of plush back
and front. and at the wrist of the sleeve
also. A cossume of blue camel's hair
was combined with silk and velvet
brocades, the panel headed with orna-
ments and tassels to match the silk. A
magnificent black silk was made of
striped plush, jetted with fine beads;
the panel hung full on one side, COW
cred with handsome jet drops, the
draping on the other side producing a
very novel effect. = Chicago Times